"We do not understand the world; the world is billions of times more complicated than our minds. You can make a useful contribution to a discussion if you can figure out specifically what it is you don’t understand and try to work on it." –Bill James

Catcher Blake Swihart wasn’t supposed to be in the majors this year; he needed at least one more year, probably two, of minor-league seasoning first. But injuries to the Red Sox catchers meant he was called up anyway, and though he hasn’t blown away the field, he has nothing to apologize for this season. I wrote about him in “How is Rookie Catcher Blake Swihart Doing?”